Martin County took a eight-point loss the last time they faced off against Central, but they managed to turn things around on Thursday. The Martin County Tigers had just enough and edged the Central Cobras out 5-3. Winning may never get old, but Martin County sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Sean D'Agostini tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned run or hits over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Anthony Trigillo was incredible, going 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two doubles. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Stone Preston, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-2.
On Central's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keegan Scott, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Nathaniel Morel, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Martin County is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season. As for Central, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-8.
Martin County will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Cardinal Newman at 6:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Cardinal Newman: 2.4, Martin County: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Central, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Vero Beach at 4:00 p.m. Vero Beach is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
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